"on Mulford's stories. As portrayed on the screen, white-haired Bill ""Hopalong"" Cassidy was usually clad strikingly in black (including his hat, an exception to the Western film stereotype that only villains wore black hats). He was reserved and well spoken, with a sense of fair play. He was often called upon to intercede when dishonest characters took advantage of honest citizens. ""Hoppy"" and his white horse, Topper, usually traveled through the West with two companions—one young and trouble-prone with a weakness for damsels in distress; the other older, comically awkward and outspoken. The juvenile lead was successively played by James"
"to this poem appear on a plaque at the hospital where Boyd died. At his death in 1972, he was survived by his fifth wife, the actress Grace Bradley Boyd, who died on September 21, 2010 on her 97th birthday. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale). William Boyd (actor) William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. Boyd was born in Hendrysburg, Ohio, and reared in Cambridge, Ohio and Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of a day laborer,"
"of Hopalong Cassidy, written by Clarence E. Mulford for pulp magazines, was changed from a hard-drinking, rough-living red-headed wrangler to a cowboy hero who did not smoke, swear, or drink alcohol (his drink of choice being sarsaparilla) and who always let the bad guy start the fight. Although Boyd ""never branded a cow or mended a fence, cannot bulldog a steer"" and disliked Western music, he became indelibly associated with the Hopalong character and, like the cowboy stars Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, gained lasting fame in the Western film genre. Boyd estimated in 1940 that he had starred in"
"Hopalong Cassidy Hopalong Cassidy or Hop-along Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of popular short stories and many novels based on the character. In his early writings, Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He had a wooden leg which caused him to walk with a little ""hop"", hence the nickname. From 1935, the character—as played by movie actor William Boyd in films adapted from Mulford's books—was transformed into a clean-cut, sarsaparilla-drinking hero. Sixty-six popular films appeared, only a few of which were loosely based"
"William Boyd (actor) William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. Boyd was born in Hendrysburg, Ohio, and reared in Cambridge, Ohio and Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of a day laborer, Charles William Boyd, and his wife, the former Lida Wilkens (aka Lyda). Following his father's death, he moved to California and worked as an orange picker, surveyor, tool dresser and auto salesman. In Hollywood, he found work as an extra in ""Why Change Your Wife?"" and other films. During"
"blames the other for stealing their cattle. Hop-Along Cassidy, played by William Boyd, having been shot in an earlier gunfight, (which results in his trademark ""hop""), uses an altered cowhide brand to discover the real rustlers. The cattlemen join forces with Hop-Along to bring the rustlers to justice. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: Hop-Along Cassidy Hop-Along Cassidy (reissued as Hopalong Cassidy Enters) is a 1935 American Western film that features the character ""Hop-Along Cassidy"" created by writer Clarence E. Mulford. This is the first of 66 ""Hopalong Cassidy"" films produced between 1935 and 1948"
"Hop-Along Cassidy Hop-Along Cassidy (reissued as Hopalong Cassidy Enters) is a 1935 American Western film that features the character ""Hop-Along Cassidy"" created by writer Clarence E. Mulford. This is the first of 66 ""Hopalong Cassidy"" films produced between 1935 and 1948 and all starring William Boyd in the title role. William Boyd was originally offered the role of Buck Peters, the ranch foreman, but he decided to take the role of Hop-Along instead. A ranch foreman tries to start a range war by playing two cattlemen against each other whilst helping a gang rustle their cattle. Each of the cattlemen"
"this, he gambled his future on Hopalong Cassidy, mortgaging most of what he owned to buy the character rights from Mulford and the backlog of movies from Sherman. In the first film, Hopalong Cassidy (then spelled ""Hop-along"") got his name after being shot in the leg. Hopalong's ""drink of choice"" was the nonalcoholic sarsaparilla. Boyd resumed production in 1946, on lower budgets, and continued through 1948, when ""B"" westerns were being phased out. Boyd thought Hopalong Cassidy might have a future in television, spent $350,000 to obtain the rights to his old films, and approached the fledgling NBC network. The"
"Russell Hayden Russell ""Lucky"" Hayden (June 12, 1912, in Chico, California – June 9, 1981, in Palm Springs, California) was an American film and television actor. He is best known for his portrayal as Lucky Jenkins in Paramount's popular Hopalong Cassidy film series. He was born as Hayden Michael ""Pate"" Lucid, son of Francis J. Lucid and the former Minnie Harvey. He later took the name Russell Hayden to honor a friend, cameraman Russell Harlan. Hayden worked behind the scenes in films in jobs such as sound recorder, film cutter, and assistant cameraman before he became an actor in the"
"and introduced a new novelty: hour-long westerns in color. This was the first time a regular series of features was photographed in color, and Eddie Dean was chosen as the star of the series. The films were an immediate success, launching Dean as a popular western star and showcasing his pleasant baritone singing voice. His comic sidekick was usually Mississippi native Roscoe Ates in the role of Soapy Jones. Dean's later films, in 1947 and 1948, were conventional black-and-white westerns. A partial listing of Dean's films and musical numbers includes: Dean also appeared in the Hopalong Cassidy adventure film series."
"prizes in rodeo competition. Brad King (actor) Brad King (born Jack Oliver Watt, November 23, 1917 - November 1, 1991) was an American actor. He is best known for briefly playing Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, Johnny Nelson, in five of the Hoppy films. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 before he could complete his sixth Cassidy film. King was born on a ranch in Lander County, Nevada. After his father's death and his mother's remarriage, the family moved to a ranch in Bountiful, Utah. At age 20, he worked as wagon boss for a ranch in Nye County,"
"Nora will never know her brother was a villain. So Good triumph over evil. Hopalong Rides Again Hopalong Rides Again is a 1937 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston. The film stars William Boyd, George ""Gabby"" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Nora Lane, Harry Worth, Lois Wilde and Billy King. The film was released on September 3, 1937, by Paramount Pictures. Hopalong, Lucky, and Windy are working for the Bar 20 Ranch owned by Buck Peters. Buck’s niece, Laura, and his nephew, Artie, also live there. Lucky is in love with Laura. Buck needs cash and"
"William ""Stage"" Boyd William H. Boyd (December 28, 1889, in New York City, New York – March 20, 1935, in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor billed as William ""Stage"" Boyd or William Stage Boyd. Boyd was an early 20th century stage actor who appeared in two Broadway plays and then worked in motion pictures. To avoid confusion with the better-known performer working under the same name, William Boyd (best known for playing Hopalong Cassidy), Boyd adopted the name William ""Stage"" Boyd to emphasize his experience on the legitimate stage. Such experience was considered an advantage to an actor"
"Hopalong Rides Again Hopalong Rides Again is a 1937 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Norman Houston. The film stars William Boyd, George ""Gabby"" Hayes, Russell Hayden, Nora Lane, Harry Worth, Lois Wilde and Billy King. The film was released on September 3, 1937, by Paramount Pictures. Hopalong, Lucky, and Windy are working for the Bar 20 Ranch owned by Buck Peters. Buck’s niece, Laura, and his nephew, Artie, also live there. Lucky is in love with Laura. Buck needs cash and tells Hopalong to bring some cattle to Fort Hastings. They must arrive there in"
"gains credit for one great breakthrough in the western genre still followed today: in traditional western films, many heroes and villains looked alike as if they had just stepped out of a fashion magazine, with clearly drawn moral opposites, even down to the hero wearing a white hat and the villain wearing a black hat (except for the most successful of the 'traditional western cowboys' – Hopalong Cassidy, who wore a black outfit upon a pale horse). Leone's characters were, in contrast, more 'realistic' and complex: usually 'lone wolves' in their behaviour; they rarely shaved, looked dirty and sweated profusely,"
"Jay Kirby Jay Kirby (born William Bennett George, January 28, 1920 – July 30, 1964) was an American actor in films and television. He was best known for playing Johnny Travers, the youthful sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in six films in the 1940s. In 1948, he and his wife Carmelle George were divorced and the custody of their one-year old son, Jeffrey, was given to his wife. Kirby was born n Kansas City, Missouri. He began acting in films in 1942, when he was cast to replace Russell Hayden as the boyish partner to cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy. He was"
"Hopalong Casualty Hopalong Casualty is a 1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical animated short, featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. It was directed by Chuck Jones. The title is a play on the Hopalong Cassidy western series of books written by author Clarence E. Mulford. As usual, Wile E. Coyote (Hard-headipus ravenus) has gone in pursuit of The Road Runner (Speedipus Rex). The title shows just before the Coyote gains on the Road Runner. He lunges, leaping and grabbing his quarry by the throat. A two-second wrestling match follows, with both combatants in a round ball rolling down"
"Hopalong Cassidy Rollfast bicycle. Named after the first cowboy show on TV, the bike carried an endorsement from actor William Boyd. Originally sold for $65, private collectors now sell the Hopalong Cassidy bicycle for $6000 to $10,000 (depending on the condition of a specific item). Harris founded the George D. Harris Foundation in 1947. For several decades, the foundation provided financial assistance for educational, medical, and religious initiatives. Harris served on its Board of Trustees from 1946 to 1959. Harris served as a member of the Board of Trustees of New York Life Insurance Company for 30 years. He also"
"productions and gave the series more exposure than other cowboy films could hope for. Paramount Pictures released the films through 1941. United Artists produced them from 1943. The producer Harry ""Pop"" Sherman wanted to make more ambitious epics and abandoned the Hopalong Cassidy franchise. Boyd, determined to keep it alive, produced the last 12 Cassidy features himself on noticeably lower budgets. By this time, interest in the character had waned, and with far fewer theaters still showing the films, the series ended in 1948. Boyd insisted on buying the rights to all of the Hopalong Cassidy films. Harry Sherman no"
"money from his books for local charities. Clarence E. Mulford Clarence Edward Mulford (3 February 1883 – 10 May 1956) was the creator of the character Hopalong Cassidy and who wrote many works of fiction and nonfiction. Mulford was born in Streator, Illinois. He created Hopalong Cassidy in 1904 while living in Fryeburg, Maine, and the many short stories and 28 novels were adapted to radio, feature film, television, and comic books, often deviating significantly from the original stories, especially in the character's traits. While many of his stories depicted Cassidy and other men of the Bar-20 ranch, he also"
"Runner then beeps once more and takes off, with the trail of smoke left behind him, forming the words ""The End"". Hopalong Casualty Hopalong Casualty is a 1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical animated short, featuring the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. It was directed by Chuck Jones. The title is a play on the Hopalong Cassidy western series of books written by author Clarence E. Mulford. As usual, Wile E. Coyote (Hard-headipus ravenus) has gone in pursuit of The Road Runner (Speedipus Rex). The title shows just before the Coyote gains on the Road Runner. He lunges, leaping"
"display is at the Autry National Center at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. Fifteen miles east of Wichita, Kansas, at the Prairie Rose Chuckwagon Supper was the Hopalong Cassidy Museum. The museum and its contents were auctioned on August 24, 2007, owing to the failure of its parent company, Wild West World. A ""Hoppy Museum"" consisting of a collection of products endorsed by William Boyd is located at Scott's 10th Street Antique Mall in Cambridge, Ohio. In 2009 the US Postal Services selected Cassidy as one of the characters featured on a series of stamps depicting early TV characters."
"Burning Gold (1936 film) Burning Gold is a 1936 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring William Boyd, Judith Allen and Lloyd Ingraham. It is a modern-day western about a World War I veteran who becomes a wildcat prospector for oil and enjoys a major strike. The film's sets were designed by art director Lewis J. Rachmil. It was made as a B movie by the Poverty Row company Winchester Productions and was distributed by Republic Pictures in the US and British Lion in the United Kingdom. Famed in his Western role of Hopalong Cassidy, Bill Boyd appeared"
"Brad King (actor) Brad King (born Jack Oliver Watt, November 23, 1917 - November 1, 1991) was an American actor. He is best known for briefly playing Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, Johnny Nelson, in five of the Hoppy films. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 before he could complete his sixth Cassidy film. King was born on a ranch in Lander County, Nevada. After his father's death and his mother's remarriage, the family moved to a ranch in Bountiful, Utah. At age 20, he worked as wagon boss for a ranch in Nye County, Nevada. He also won"
"rides along with picnic grounds and recreational facilities. Despite Boyd's regular appearances as Hoppy at the park, it was not a success and shut down in 1954. Louis L'Amour wrote four Hopalong Cassidy novels, which are still in print. In 2005, author Susie Coffman published ""Follow Your Stars"", new stories starring the character. In three of these stories, Coffman wrote the wife of actor William Boyd into the stories. Fawcett Comics published a Hopalong Cassidy comic book one-shot in 1943, followed by an ongoing series from 1946–1953, when the company ceased publishing. DC Comics took over the title in 1954"
"sections of the entire trail was completed in 21 hours and 40 minutes, and 21 horses were required to complete this section. On one occasion when carrying mail he unintentionally ran into an Indian war party but managed to escape. Cody was present for many significant chapters in early western history, including the gold rush, the building of the railroads and cattle herding on the Great Plains. A career as a scout for the Army under General Phillip Sheridan following the Civil War earned him his nickname and established his notoriety as a frontiersman. Robert Haslam (Pony Bob) was among"
"An item in Radio Life in 1946 commented, ""Radio's gone western with a vengeance, as if you didn't know!"" and reported that a radio version of the Cassidy movies would be heard ""in the near future."" That ""near future"" turned out to be two years. The program has been classified as both a ""juvenile adventure program"" and a ""western adventure drama."" As was true of the movies and television programs featuring Hopalong Cassidy, ""the character was much more civilized than the rough-cut character portrayed in the novels"" by Clarence E. Mulford. In contrast, the revised Cassidy was described by radio"
"On June 16, 2009, Echo Bridge Home Entertainment released the Hopalong Cassidy Ultimate Collector's Edition, which included all 66 theatrical films on 14 DVDs, packed into a facsimile Hopalong Cassidy tin lunchbox. On June 7, 2011, Timeless Media Group released ""Hopalong Cassidy: The Complete Television Series"" on DVD in Region 1. The 6-disc set features all 52 episodes of the series restored and remastered. Hopalong Cassidy Hopalong Cassidy or Hop-along Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of popular short stories and many novels based on the character."
"Boyd, an actor known for his alcoholism who died shortly after the film’s completion (in one famous incident, he was arrested in a drunken escapade and a newspaper story covering it the next day mistakenly published a photo of actor William Boyd, later to become famous as ""Hopalong Cassidy""; the mistake put a screeching halt to his at the time rising career)--the film is regarded many many aficionados as ""the worst serial ever made"". In 1936 Revier discovered some ethnographic footage of flagellant monks shot in New Mexico several years previously and built a racy feature around it, with star"
"THIS CLAIM!) An action-packed film trailer will be shown in over 10,000 theatres announcing the radio series! ""HOPALONG CASSIDY"" comes to radio with a fabulous following ... a ready made audience for sponsors! Hopalong Cassidy (radio program) Hopalong Cassidy was a radio western in the United States, featuring the character Hopalong Cassidy created by writer Clarence E. Mulford. It was syndicated via electrical transcription, beginning in 1948 and continuing into 1950. Its network broadcasts began on Mutual January 1, 1950, and ended on CBS December 27, 1952. CBS produced an audition episode of a ""Hopalong Cassidy"" program that was broadcast"
"identified with his character, often dressing as a cowboy in public. Although Boyd's portrayal of Hopalong made him very wealthy, he believed that it was his duty to help strengthen his ""friends""—America's youth. The actor refused to license his name for products he viewed as unsuitable or dangerous and turned down personal appearances at which his ""friends"" would be charged admission. Boyd appeared as Hopalong Cassidy on the cover of numerous national magazines, including ""Look"" (August 29, 1950) and ""Time"" (November 27, 1950). For Thanksgiving in 1950, he led the Carolinas' Carrousel Parade in Charlotte, North Carolina, and drew an"
"free to court Lila, who has always loved him. ""In Old Santa Fe"" was Ken Maynard's first film for Mascot Pictures. He was paid $10,000 per week for four weeks to shoot the serial film. He was the highest-paid Western actor in Hollywood at the time. For the first time, longtime character actor George Hayes developed a new ""cranky but lovable"" sidekick character that became very popular with audiences and led to his definitive sidekick role in John Wayne and Hopalong Cassidy Westerns and later, as Gabby Hayes, brought him ""singing-cowboy immortality"" in Gene Autry and Roy Rogers films. The"
"using his new acquaintances and convinces Baldwin to take a role playing a man who is murdered. Prior to going on the stage the prop revolver is replaced with a real one. The film was shot on an actual liner travelling from Los Angeles to Panama. Famed in his Western role of Hopalong Cassidy, Bill Boyd appeared in three 1936 films of non Western genre for Winchester Productions all produced by George A. Hirliman, directed by Sam Newfield, and released by Republic Pictures. The other films were Burning Gold (1936 film) and Federal Agent. ""Go-Get-'Em, Haines"" is now in the"